Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The new Konica hexar RF; take a look
From: Xavier Logean <xavier.logean@epfl.ch>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:10:05 +0200

Lucien wrote:

> More info about the Hexar RF on Chasseur d'Images website
> (in French).
> <http://www.photim.com/infos/UneInfo.asp?N=3>
> Picture with the new flash.
>
> Lucien

I cannot translate Japanese but I do  for French:

They say that the Hexar is almost a clone of a M6
with some automatic feature added.

- - AE : aperture priority
- - AEL : aperture priority with memory by pressing the shutter release
- - semi auto and manual
- - motor 2.5 fps: efficient but very very noisy, more db than a Canon
EOS, no manual advance of film.
- - no spot measure

- -probable prices 11'000 FF body (~$1800), body + 50/2 = 16'000 FF
(~$2650)
- -delivery: november end in France.

They also say that the M6 and Hexar are so close that it might be the
first step
before a "M7" made jointly by the two companies.

Xavier